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Photo of Barnard
Identity
Person No.
29351
Old ROH no.
1769
Service No.
75473777BG
Last Name
Barnard 69
First Name
Gert Johannes Alwyn
Initials
G J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 421
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
08 October 1980 204
Cause code
AA 1,735
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,514
Died in Aircraft Accident. He was being medically evacuated due to heat exhaustion but the aircraft carrying him crashed near Ruacana. He died 30 min later
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
4 South African Infantry Battalion 97
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Attached to 37 Battalion
Secondary Unit
Att to 37 Bn.
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,879
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
BOKSBURG CEMETERY 96
Grave Reference
Unknown
Coordinates
-26.21977, 28.27423 OSM
Memorial
1980 Army (Abel–Ralikwatha). Photograph: South African War Graves Project.
Names on 1980 Army Abel-Ralikwatha
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
1980 Army Abel-Ralikwatha
On the panel
1980 Army. Left column. 13th name from the top (Barnard G.J.A.)
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Son of Mr. H. S. S. Barnard, of Boksburg.

Research notes

SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1980 Army (Abel–Ralikwatha). Photograph: South African War Graves Project.". 1980 Army. Left column. 13th name from the top (Barnard G.J.A.).
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added -- database-wide sweep for SADF Border War operational-area deaths within the medal's gazetted window (25 Jun 1976 - 27 Apr 2003), per the warrant's died-before-qualifying-period provision. See PersonAward.Citation for the gazette references.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added earlier today REVERTED -- John obtained the actual Government Gazette (GG 5171/5575); the "died before completing the qualifying period" provision relied on does not exist in the primary text (it was a secondary-source claim). Actual Rule 5 requires (a) combat/enemy-caused incident, (b) a Ministerially-acknowledged operation (clasp), or (c) 55+ continuous/90+ non-continuous days in an operational area -- none of which this record's cause of death clearly demonstrates.
8 Oct 2026: Unit filled to "Attached to 37 Battalion" (was blank), per Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 8 Oct 2026: "...from 4 SAI attached to 37 Battalion...". Also adds detail: the Kudu evacuation aircraft (986, piloted by Lt Mel Pienaar) crashed on takeoff after being mistakenly refuelled with AVTUR instead of AVGAS; the pilot survived. Recorded here, not applied to CauseDeath (already a full account).

Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 3
on 06 January 2012 · via source
Gerrie, seun van Hendrik Stephanus Samuel Barnard en Ina Barnard. Broer van Neels, Hentie, Frikkie, Jannie en Santie Barnard. Grootgeword in Boksburg. Jan Petrus Barnard jpb@jPBINC
on 19 March 2013 · via source
Ek was deel van 1ste groep om vliegtuigwrak op te spoor. Taak was aan my en mede-sersant Louw opgedra om sy besittings te boekstaaf. Kon aflei dat hy na aan die Here geleef het. Weet dit is baie jare wat verby is, maar ek hoop dat die bevestiging van sy geloofsoortuiginge sal help om berusting te vind Leon Stroebel
by Eugene Ferreira on 26 September 2014 · via source
Gary was in my peliton, was regtig n fantastiese man en soldaat gewees, ek was bekend as Viskop in Alpha kompanie, peleton 2, seksie 3. Rus in vrede goot maat.
Dedications 1
by Stunning human being Len Coetzee on 12 October 2006 · via source
Stunning human being Len Coetzee len@gmail.com 2006-10-12 14:22:11